What is the !! (not not) operator in JavaScript?

The !!(not not) is the repetition of the unary logical operator not(!) twice. The double negation(!!) operator calculates the truth value of a value. This operator returns a boolean value, which depends on the truthiness of the given expression.
In general, logical not(!) determines the “truth” of what a value is not:

The truth is that false is not true (that’s why !false results in true)

The truth is that true is not false (that’s why !true results in false)

!! determines the “truth” of what a value is not not:

The truth is that true is not not true (that’s why !!true results in true)

The truth is that false is not not false (that’s why !!false results in false)

Example-1: This example checks the truthyness of the boolean value true.

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<script>

// Write Javascript code here

varn1;

/* checking truthyness of

the boolean value true. */

n1 = !!true;

document.write(n1);

</script>

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Output:

true

Example-2: This example checks the falsyness of the boolean value false.

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<script>

// Write Javascript code here

varn1;

// checking falsyness of the boolean value false.

n1 = !!false;

document.write(n1);

</script>

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Output:

false

Example-3: This example checks the truthyness or falsyness of a given string.

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<script>

// Write Javascript code here

varn1;

// checking the truthyness or falsyness of a given string.

n1 = !!"Javascript programming";

document.write(n1);

</script>

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Output:

true

Example-4: This example checks the truthyness or falsyness of a given object.

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